A YouTuber faces years in jail for criticizing a dress designed by a Thai Princess.

Why?

Officially called Lèse-majesté, this legal statute for "violating or offending the reigning sovereign" dates back to Ancient Roman times, when it was used to silence uprisings against the ruling sovereign.

Incredibly, Lèse-majesté is still used in western Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Here are some wild tales of people in the 21st century who were arrested for "insulting" a royal.

YouTuber arrested for fashion opinion in Thai royalty scandal - Wanchaleom Jamneanphol is a popular YouTube fashionista in Thailand, but her opinion of one dress could send her to jail. Jamneanphol said she thought a dress designed by Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana was ugly.

Miss Universe - The dress designed by the Thai princess appeared at the 2018's Miss Universe pageant outside Bangkok. As of December 19, it appears Jamneanphol will face charges, though she has apologized.

Dog king - Thailand has some of the most strict laws concerning offences to the crown, especially since its military coup in 2014. On December 16, 2015, a man posted on Facebook about the King Bhumibol Adulyadej's favorite dog, which was somehow offensive. The man faced up to 15 years behind bars.

Jail time for insulting the Dutch king - On July 14, 2016 a 44-year-old Dutch man was sentenced 30 days in jail for calling the Dutch King Willem-Alexander a thief and a liar. He was released after 14 days in protective custody after mounting public pressure.

Con woman - The man wrote to Queen Beatrix and called her a con woman, on top of urging local mayors to cancel Queen's Day celebrations. In court, the man's lawyer argued that he had a mental handicap and was frustrated about the sale of his barge.

Australian charged in Kuwait - An Australian woman and her family in Kuwait got into a fight with an aggressive and threatening immigration official, who stomped on their passports. At the end of the altercation, 43-year-old Nasrah Alshamery was arrested for insulting the Emir of Kuwait.

Two years - Nasrah Alshamery insisted she didn't even know the name of the Emir, who she purportedly insulted. The name of the Emir is Sheik Sabah IV al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Alshamery was senteced to two years behind bars on January 13, 2009.

Chanting against the Jordanian King - During protests to reform, the Kingdom of Jordan activists allegedly chanted against King Abdullah II. Nine protesters were charged with insulting the royalty on September 13, 2012.

Arresting critics with greater frequency - Using Lèse-majesté against protesters back in 2012 was the beginning of greater oppression of critics in Jordan, who now face terrorism charges for peaceful demonstration.

Fouad Mourtada affair - Morrocan engineer Fouad Mourtada created a Facebook page using the likeness of the Moroccan king's brother, Prince Moulay Rachid. He was sentenced to three years in jail on February 23, 2008.

Burning a picture of the Spanish king - During a Catalan separatist protest in 2007, Enric Stern and Jaume Roura burned a large picture of then-King Juan Carlos. They were fined over $3,000, facing 15 months in jail should they not pay.

European Court of Human Rights - But on March 13, 2018, over ten years after the incident, the European Court of Human Rights overturned their conviction. Spanish courts were ordered to pay Enric Stern and Jaume Roura over $10,000 to cover their legal fees and return the fined amount.

Climate change activism offends Danish royalty - Greenpeace activists protested the 2009 COP15 summit in Copenhagen by disrupting the dinner of heads of state and Denmark's Queen Margrethe II. The protesters were charged with crimes against the monarch.

No cake for the Spanish king - Frontman for the rap rock band Def con Dos, César Strawberry was sentenced to a year in jail for saying on Twitter he'd like to send King Felipe a roscón-bomb, roscón being a kind of cake.

"Glorifying terrorism" - César Strawberry was additionally barred from running for public office for six years. César Strawberry was officially charged with "Glorifying terrorism and the humiliation of its victims."

Negeri Sembilan's post on Instagram was allegedly insulting to Malaysian Princess Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandaria. The then 25-year-old Sembilan was arrested in broad daylight on July 17, 2017. It's unclear what has happened to him since.

Facebook gets you arrested in Malaysia - Melissa Gooi, 32, wasn't particularly pleased with monarch Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday speech on June 2, 2013. So she posted about it on Facebook. She was then arrested for sedition.

People arrested for offending royalty

Europe, Asia and the Middle East all have Lèse-majesté

A YouTuber faces years in jail for criticizing a dress designed by a Thai Princess.

Why?

Officially called Lèse-majesté, this legal statute for "violating or offending the reigning sovereign" dates back to Ancient Roman times, when it was used to silence uprisings against the ruling sovereign.

Incredibly, Lèse-majesté is still used in western Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Here are some wild tales of people in the 21st century who were arrested for "insulting" a royal.